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Transverse myelitis complicating Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. 1977

G Nicholson

A 23-year-old man developed transverse myelitis following an infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Neurological complications following infection with this organism are uncommon but the prognosis appears to be good.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D009175	Mycoplasma Infections	Infections with species of the genus MYCOPLASMA.	Eperythrozoonosis,Infections, Mycoplasma,Eperythrozoonoses,Infection, Mycoplasma,Mycoplasma Infection
D009187	Myelitis	Inflammation of the spinal cord. Relatively common etiologies include infections; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; SPINAL CORD; and ischemia (see also SPINAL CORD VASCULAR DISEASES). Clinical features generally include weakness, sensory loss, localized pain, incontinence, and other signs of autonomic dysfunction.	Myelopathy, Inflammatory,Spinal Cord Inflammation,Subacute Necrotizing Myelitis,Infectious Myelitis,Inflammation, Spinal Cord,Inflammations, Spinal Cord,Inflammatory Myelopathies,Inflammatory Myelopathy,Myelitides,Myelitides, Subacute Necrotizing,Myelitis, Infectious,Myelitis, Subacute Necrotizing,Myelopathies, Inflammatory,Necrotizing Myelitides, Subacute,Necrotizing Myelitis, Subacute,Spinal Cord Inflammations,Subacute Necrotizing Myelitides
D009188	Myelitis, Transverse	Inflammation of a transverse portion of the spinal cord characterized by acute or subacute segmental demyelination or necrosis. The condition may occur sporadically, follow an infection or vaccination, or present as a paraneoplastic syndrome (see also ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED). Clinical manifestations include motor weakness, sensory loss, and incontinence. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1242-6)	Demyelinative Myelitis,Transverse Myelitis,Myelitis, Acute Transverse,Myelitis, Necrotizing,Myelitis, Paraneoplastic,Myelitis, Postinfectious,Myelitis, Postvaccinal,Myelitis, Subacute Transverse,Postinfectious Myelitis,Transverse Myelopathy Syndrome,Acute Transverse Myelitis,Myelitides, Subacute Transverse,Myelitis, Demyelinative,Necrotizing Myelitis,Paraneoplastic Myelitis,Postvaccinal Myelitis,Subacute Transverse Myelitis,Transverse Myelitis, Acute,Transverse Myelitis, Subacute,Transverse Myelopathy Syndromes
D011379	Prognosis	A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations.	Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults